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Radda stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, at the Defence Headquarters on Thursday in Abuja. He said the Community Security Watch, launched by the state government had been able to recruit locals from the communities where banditry had …

Washington, DC – The list of Palestinians killed in the war in Gaza stretches for more than 150 pages, at times featuring dozens of people with the same last name: Entire families have been wiped out by Israeli air attacks. The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza released the list on Thursday, …

The U.N. agency that has been aiding Palestinian refugees for the past 74 years said on Thursday that it had begun to significantly reduce its operations in the Gaza Strip after nearly exhausting its fuel reserves, exacerbating a humanitarian crisis that the agency’s top official described as “hell on Earth.” …

COP 15 in Paris. A reminder of global warming and glacier melting. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS by Alison Kentish (saint lucia) Thursday, October 26, 2023 Inter Press Service SAINT LUCIA, Oct 26 (IPS) – A new report by the University lists six areas of grave concern and states that in the absence …

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The brief ‘targeted’ incursion comes ahead of a widely expected ground invasion after nearly three weeks of air strikes. Israeli troops and tanks have carried out a brief yet relatively large overnight ground incursion into Gaza ahead of a widely expected full-scale ground invasion after nearly three weeks of devastating …

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey lashed out at Israel and defended Hamas during a televised address on Wednesday, taking positions likely to increase tensions between his government and those of other NATO members, including the United States. Speaking in Parliament to lawmakers from his Justice and Development Party, Mr. …

Montgomery made the declaration at a roundtable on the Electricity Act 2023 with the theme: “Implications and Opportunities for State Electricity Markets’’. The two-day event organised by the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) is funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and implemented by the United Kingdom Nigeria Infrastructural …

EXPLAINER The UN’s chief is at a centre of diplomatic tension with Israel, but all sides have been critical of the global body’s struggles in the continuing conflict. Israel and the United Nations are locked in a bitter spat, after UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday night said that …

Opinion by Kevin P. Clements (tokyo, japan) Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Inter Press Service TOKYO, Japan, Oct 25 (IPS) – The world and the Middle East do not need another violent conflict. This is a region that has experienced far too much violence over the years. Hamas’ desperate attacks on innocent …